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  • Brits issued urgent warning over new ‘more infectious’ Covid variant

    Brits issued urgent warning over new ‘more infectious’ Covid variant

    New Covid variant cases rise in popular holiday destinations Health authorities in popular holiday hotspots have warned of a new Covid variant that’s feared to be ‘more infectious’ than foregoing variants. Tourists are urged to wear masks and wash their hands as new Covid cases rise. The new variant is most prevalent in popular British […]

    10 months ago

  • Suicide pod activist takes his own life after being traumatised by arrest

    Suicide pod activist takes his own life after being traumatised by arrest

    The right-to-die activist has died by assisted suicide following his arrest Florian Willet, who was questioned for murder after the death of a woman using a suicide pod, has taken his own life in Germany. The euthanasia activist suffered major mental health issues following his arrest by Swiss police in September last year, according to […]

    10 months ago

  • Greta Thunberg sets sail on aid ship to Gaza aiming to break Israeli blockade

    Greta Thunberg sets sail on aid ship to Gaza aiming to break Israeli blockade

    Greta Thunberg and 11 other activists set sail for Gaza on the ship Madleen to break Israel’s blockade Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins forces with actor Liam Cunningham, and Rima Hassan, a member of the European parliament to set sail for Gaza. The Madleen, operated by the activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition, departed from Catania, […]

    10 months ago

  • Tourists who stand up too early on plane face fine in new crackdown

    Tourists who stand up too early on plane face fine in new crackdown

    UK tourists who stand up too early on the plane in holiday hotspot Turkey may be hit with a £52 penalty. Holidaymakers in Turkey caught rising into the aisle before their row is ready to leave may be hit with a £52 fine Turkey’s civil aviation authority set the measure in place to hopefully avoid […]

    10 months ago

  • UK to bask in summer of heatwaves, Met Office says

    UK to bask in summer of heatwaves, Met Office says

    The UK could experience a hotter-than-normal summer with an increased chance for heatwaves According to the Met Office’s most recent three-month outlook, it has predicted that the meteorological summer (1 June to 31 August) is twice as likely to be hotter than usual in 2025. The prediction is not too surprising as it follows an […]

    10 months ago

  • Germany issues warning to NATO countries about ‘very serious’ Russia threat

    Germany issues warning to NATO countries about ‘very serious’ Russia threat

    Germany’s Chief of Defence General Carsten Breuer shares chilling warning following recent attack The German Chief of Defence has warned that Russia is amassing weapons and military equipment for a possible attack on NATO. It follows after Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) announced a drone attack on 40 military aircrafts inside Russia’s territory on Sunday, 1 […]

    10 months ago

  • Coronation Street barmaid dies as tributes pour in

    Coronation Street barmaid dies as tributes pour in

    Former model and Coronation Street actress has passed away aged 85 Actress Barbara Ferris played barmaid Nona Willis on Coronation Street in 1961 and enjoyed a decades-long career. After her role as Nona Willis, Ferris stepped away from the role after just 10 episodes due to the Lancastrian accent being too challenging. Film fanatics may […]

    10 months ago

  • Donald Trump shares theory that Joe Biden died and was replaced by a clone

    Donald Trump shares theory that Joe Biden died and was replaced by a clone

    Trump shares a baseless theory claiming Joe Biden was killed and replaced Late Saturday night, Donald Trump shared a Truth Social post that claims Joe Biden was killed in 2020 and has since been replaced by a robotic clone. “There is no #JoeBiden–executed in 2020,” the post reads. The post further contends that the real […]

    10 months ago

  • The Grand Tour’s new line-up ‘revealed’ after departure of Clarkson, May and Hammond

    The Grand Tour’s new line-up ‘revealed’ after departure of Clarkson, May and Hammond

    The Grand Tour’s new line-up is said to be ‘younger and cooler’ Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May’s replacements have been revealed by insiders. YouTube stars Thomas Holland and James Engelsman are taking over The Grand Tour and have recruited social media sensation, Francis Bourgeois. Canadian Thomas Holland and Brit James Engelsman’s Throttle House […]

    10 months ago

  • Royal Navy scrambled to monitor Russian ship loitering in UK waters

    Royal Navy scrambled to monitor Russian ship loitering in UK waters

    HMS Dragon monitors ‘intelligence gathering’ Russian ship in UK waters Russian warship Yuri Ivanov was spotted loitering in waters off the northwest coast of Scotland, for the second time this month. Royal Navy warships and helicopters scrambled to monitor the Russian warship, following the completion of the major NATO exercise ‘Formidable Shield’ that took place […]

    10 months ago

  • Team GB athlete says he’s being forced to choose between Olympics and OnlyFans

    Team GB athlete says he’s being forced to choose between Olympics and OnlyFans

    British canoeist is suspended from competing due to his ‘spicy content page’ Paddle UK has banned Kurts Adams Rozentals, who competes in the individual canoe slalom, from competing due to “allegations” about his ‘spicy’ content on social media. Rozentals has been removed from Paddle UK’s World Class Programme, the UK Sport’s lottery-funded initiative that helps […]

    10 months ago

  • Major UK bank to give out free £100 bonus to millions of customers

    Major UK bank to give out free £100 bonus to millions of customers

    Nationwide is paying out a total of £400 million to four million of their customers If you’re banking with Nationwide, you could get transferred a free £100 next month as part of the building society’s ‘Fairer Share’ scheme. Only current account customers, who also have savings and a mortgage with Nationwide, are eligible. These bonus […]

    11 months ago

  • Exact date ‘Caribbean jet stream’ heatwave set to hit the UK

    Exact date ‘Caribbean jet stream’ heatwave set to hit the UK

    A mini-heatwave is approaching the UK, with temperatures rising to 25C After a wet bank holiday weekend, weather maps indicate that temperatures are set to climb again in the UK, reaching the mid-20s in some areas of the country with a heatwave potentially on the way. While temperatures have dipped recently, and the downpour forced […]

    11 months ago

  • Thousands of households to receive payouts over forced prepayment meter fitting

    Thousands of households to receive payouts over forced prepayment meter fitting

    Poorly treated customers could be transferred thousands of pounds Energy customers are set to receive payouts of up to £1000 and have debts written off, following revelations concerning the forced fitting of prepayment meters. After a review by the regulator Ofgem, they found that energy suppliers switched their vulnerable customers to paying upfront after falling […]

    11 months ago

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